How do conflicts affect and transform lives? War on land. The German attack. The Schlieffen Plan. Different war plans and their implementation. The Western front: trench warfare and main campaigns. Eastern front. The Gallipoli campaign. Other fronts: main events. War at sea: main battles. Submarine warfare and convoy system. The third dimension: war in the air. The Home front: concept of total war. The year 1917 as a turning point in WWI. The USA's entry to WWI and her contribution. The Russian Revolution in 1917 and her withdrawal from the war. The end of the war. Why it lasted so long. Why the Central Powers were defeated. Effects of the war. Key concept: Change
- Trench warfare, pros and cons
The pros of trench warfare are that the trenches were a fantastic form of defence against enemy aircraft and bombs as the soldiers could quickly retreat into a covered area or a bomb shelter. Also because of trenches the soldiers had a safe area where there was protection against enemy fire. Other pros of trench warfare included easy access to supplies and food, spare ammunition and guns and quarters were the soldiers could rest.
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Cons of trench warfare:
The cons of trench warfare in WW1 were that very few people liked fighting in trenches because it took a few months, even a few years to gain a few feet of ground and it caused thousands of deaths for the soldiers. The trenches were very dirty as they were scattered with bodies of fallen soldiers, rats, used ammunition and rubbish. One of the main causes of death in the war was diseases from living in the trenches,
- Main events from the World War 1 (1914-1918)
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